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General Information
Revision date
2000-03-02
Product name
TYVEK (R) SPUNBONDED OLEFIN (ALL STYLES)
CAS No.
9002-88-4
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Company Information
company name
DuPont (Australia) Ltd
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Other Tyvek (R) has been manufactured and converted into industrial and consumer products since Information 1967 without any identifiable health effects. Tyvek (R) may be categorized as essentially non-toxic. The nature of the product make either ingestion or inhalation highly improbable. Normally, converting presents no dust hazard from Tyvek (R) because it is composed of continuous fiber. Eye contact will produce a mechanical irritation like any foreign object. Skin contact should produce no skin irritation, swelling, or sensitization. Human - Testing using a panel of 20 men and women performed using Tyvek (R) spunbonded olefin with up to 3.0% antistatic agent with a 48-hour contact time produced no skin redness or swelling. Modified Draize Repeated Insult Patch Test Study using a panel of 106 men and women was performed using Tyvek (R) style 1422A produced no skin redness, swelling, or skin sensitization.